The Lafayette County Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Murfreesboro Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lafayette County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.5 points per game this season.
Lafayette County took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 43-36 victory over Spring Hill. The Cougars' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Rodrevious Bailey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 165 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jordan Walters handled things on the ground, rushing for 119 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lafayette County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 374 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Lafayette County wouldn't let Spring Hill keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Lafayette County can thank Tasean Gulley and Terry Kemp for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, Murfreesboro entered their tilt with Dierks on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Outlaws by a score of 28-16.
The win got Lafayette County back to even at 3-3. As for Murfreesboro, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Lafayette County lost to Murfreesboro on the road by a decisive 28-14 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Lafayette County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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